Academics: Solidly Prepared

  • Specialists in all core subjects

  • A strong emphasis on English language arts including grammar, writing, spelling, researching, and reading

  • Singapore-based math curriculum that uses concrete and pictorial experiences to develop an understanding of concepts

  • Developing STEM program

  • An integrated curriculum that examines history, geography, science, and literature through the lens of God’s redemptive story and humanity’s need for redemption

  • Small classes that build a strong middle school community

  • Physical education classes that encourage lifelong sports, fitness skills, and fun

  • A collaborative creative arts and drama program where every student participates, learns, and grows

  • Online grade and assignment book

  • An 8th grade Capstone Project that combines research, field experiences with professionals, and a final project presentation

Faith: Not Just a Subject but the Way We Live

  • Faith: not just a subject to study but a natural part of our everyday life as we respond to God

  • SOAP Devotions: Scripture, Observations, Application, Prayer                                                                                                           

  • Bible & Life classes: develop a knowledge of the Bible and how it still applies to teens and our society today 

  • Teachers who live their faith: each unique, each serving Christ, each a God-work in progress  

  • Chapel: Once a week with middle school students needs at its heart. 

  • Regular hands-on learning in serving our neighbors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Opportunities for Leadership and Responsibility

SALT

  • The mission of the CHA Student Ambassador Leader Team is to cultivate students who will lead in love serving their peers, school, and community with the ultimate goal of serving the Lord.

  • SALT comes from Matthew 5:13-16. “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

  • To become a SALT leader students must…

    • Maintain a yearlong effort to be kind and encouraging to everyone while demonstrating Christ-like behavior

    • Be able to serve through the end of the school year

    • Maintain an “S” or above on the character portion of the report card each trimester

    • Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher

    • Have an attendance record that does not interfere with SALT duties

    • Two adult recommendations

    • Interview with CHA leadership

    • Only a select few candidates will be selected from the interviews to be SALT leaders each year.

ALL OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

  • Students engage and lead activities with younger students

  • Jobs and responsibilities at school prepare them for some of the mundane work of service

  • Pursuit Academy for 6th graders that develops basic entrepreneurial skills 

Mentors

  • Teacher/Advisers who help students identify strengths, weaknesses, academic, organizational, and personal goals

  • Advisory sessions address topics such as organization, study habits, homework, devotions, conflict, and personal goals

  • Conflict Resolution Skills taught and practiced

  • Student developed middle school rules

  • Developing manners, respect, and responsibility

What do I want? What do I need?

Young adolescents will always push for what they want and need. At Christian Heritage Academy, our goal is to help them satisfy at least some of their desires (what they think they want and need) without sacrificing their education or their safety and well being. We want to launch them into becoming self-guided and self-disciplined young people who will achieve success in the future. Some of our tools include teachers who understand them to the best of their abilities, school structures that work with adolescents, advisers that mentor them in educational and personal growth and opportunities for choice and reflection. Bible studies and prayer time anchor our studentsin finding themselves, their self-esteem, and their guide for the future in Jesus Christ. Then, we sprinkle in lots of fun!